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| Ghoncheh Ghavami: British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran for watching men's volleyball match goes on hunger strike | Ghoncheh Ghavami: British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran for watching men's volleyball match goes on hunger strike |
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| A British-Iranian woman has gone on hunger strike after being held in a Tehran prison for more than three months for attending a men's volleyball match. | A British-Iranian woman has gone on hunger strike after being held in a Tehran prison for more than three months for attending a men's volleyball match. |
| Ghoncheh Ghavami, of Shepherd's Bush, in west London, has been detained in the Iranian capital's Evin jail for the last 100 days. | Ghoncheh Ghavami, of Shepherd's Bush, in west London, has been detained in the Iranian capital's Evin jail for the last 100 days. |
| The 25-year-old was in the country to work for a charity teaching literacy to street children and to visit relatives when she was arrested. | The 25-year-old was in the country to work for a charity teaching literacy to street children and to visit relatives when she was arrested. |
| Her mother Susan Moshtaghian has confirmed her daughter has been on a hunger strike since Wednesday. | Her mother Susan Moshtaghian has confirmed her daughter has been on a hunger strike since Wednesday. |
| In an emotional update on a Facebook page set up to campaign for her daughter's release, Ms Moshtaghian wrote: "Yesterday, I finally saw my Ghoncheh. She said she's been on a hunger strike since Wednesday. God, I can't breathe... | In an emotional update on a Facebook page set up to campaign for her daughter's release, Ms Moshtaghian wrote: "Yesterday, I finally saw my Ghoncheh. She said she's been on a hunger strike since Wednesday. God, I can't breathe... |
| "She said that she's fed up with this 100 day uncertainty. It's been a while that she has no more interrogations but her detention has not ended. | "She said that she's fed up with this 100 day uncertainty. It's been a while that she has no more interrogations but her detention has not ended. |
| "That she's been banned from visits for no reason for 19 days. | "That she's been banned from visits for no reason for 19 days. |
| Ghoncheh Ghavami (right) with her mother Susan Moshtaghian (PA) | |
| "Ghoncheh said that she can't tolerate this any longer and she's on a hunger strike. | "Ghoncheh said that she can't tolerate this any longer and she's on a hunger strike. |
| "I will not touch food either until the day that my Ghoncheh will break her hunger strike. God, you've been my witness, I have remained silent for 82 days so that my innocent daughter returns home. | "I will not touch food either until the day that my Ghoncheh will break her hunger strike. God, you've been my witness, I have remained silent for 82 days so that my innocent daughter returns home. |
| "She hasn't returned and now her life and health is in danger. I will no longer sit silently. God end this nightmare." | "She hasn't returned and now her life and health is in danger. I will no longer sit silently. God end this nightmare." |
| Women have been banned from attending volleyball matches in stadia in Iran since 2012, according to Amnesty International. | Women have been banned from attending volleyball matches in stadia in Iran since 2012, according to Amnesty International. |
| Ms Ghavami, who has dual British-Iranian citizenship,was first held after the match on June 20, before being released but she was then re-arrested a few days later. | Ms Ghavami, who has dual British-Iranian citizenship,was first held after the match on June 20, before being released but she was then re-arrested a few days later. |
| A petition set up on online campaigning platform Change.org to appeal for her release has now been signed by more than half a million people. | A petition set up on online campaigning platform Change.org to appeal for her release has now been signed by more than half a million people. |
| A protester holds up a picture of Ghoncheh Ghavami as Iran's President Dr. Hassan Rouhani, left, speaks with moderator Fareed Zakaria at New America, a public policy institute and think tank in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 (AP) | |
| Last month, Ms Ghavami's brother Iman took the petition to the United Nations in New York. | Last month, Ms Ghavami's brother Iman took the petition to the United Nations in New York. |
| Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond raised Ms Ghavami's case in a meeting with Iranian foreign minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in the margins of the UN General Assembly. | Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond raised Ms Ghavami's case in a meeting with Iranian foreign minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in the margins of the UN General Assembly. |
| The Foreign Office has previously said it is "concerned" about Ms Ghavami's detention, adding: "We are in touch with her family and we have raised our concerns with the Iranian government and asked for more information about her welfare and the charges against her." | The Foreign Office has previously said it is "concerned" about Ms Ghavami's detention, adding: "We are in touch with her family and we have raised our concerns with the Iranian government and asked for more information about her welfare and the charges against her." |